Thee Majesty Play Disconcert at Issue Project Room in Brooklyn on May 23rd

After Throbbing Gristle's 2009 tour ended, Genesis P-Orridge reactivated his long-running side project Thee Majesty. The band originally formed in 1998 around the core group of Genesis, Lady Jaye, Bryin Dall (4th Sign of the Apocalypse) and has expanded at times to include a rotating cast of musicians. The band's music is similar to some of the more experimental work by Psychic TV and the live shows include a number of spoken word pieces by Genesis.

Genesis & Thee Majesty are playing an outdoor afternoon show at Issue Project Room (@ The Old American Can Factory, 232 3rd Street, Brooklyn) on May 23rd. According to the Issue Project Room site, the band now includes Morrison Edley (Psychic TV, Toilet Boys) on drums. Tickets are $9.00 and the show starts at 5PM.



Links:
Genesis P-Orridge

Thee Majesty (Genesis P-Orridge + Bryin Dall) Return for First Show in Two Years

Thee Majesty are playing their first show since the passing of Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge on May 22nd @ The New York Society for Ethical Culture. This is located at 2 W 64th Street, five blocks north of Columbus Circle.

Thee Majesty rarely plays live and the band's last show was in November of 2006 at Northsix. (The band's previous show was two years prior at Tonic).

Links:
Thee Majesty's MySpace profile

Memorial for Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge (Psychic TV/Thee Majesty) Planned for March 8th

Event details were recently posted to Lady Jaye's MySpace page (link below).

The memorial will begin at 7pm(approx). There will be never before seen documentary video and film footage of Lady Jaye's theatre and performance story created by Marie Losier and Laura Parnes; an archive photographs and slide show created by Laure Leber; musical highlights and method go-go burlesque reminiscences as well as rare documentary movies and installations. The "CANDY CABARET" has confirmed Mr Bryin Dall, Miss Marti, Julie Atlas Muz, Kembra Pfahler, Hattie Hathaway(tbc) with more legendary surprises to be added.



The memorial will be held at:
PARTICIPANT INC. Gallery,
253 EAST HOUSTON STREET,
(between Norfolk and Suffolk)

Additional details about the event are posted to Lady Jaye's MySpace page.

Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge Passes Away

Genesis P-Orridge's wife Lady Jaye passed away last Tuesday from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. My heart and thoughts have been with Genesis these past few days.



The band has asked that well-wishers leave their messages on a MySpace tribute page that has been set up for Lady Jaye.

Here is the message that was posted to Psychic TV's MySpace page:

Lady Jaye died suddenly on Tuesday 9th October 2007 at home in Brooklyn, New York from a previously undiagnosed heart condition which is thought to have been connected with her long-term battle with stomach cancer. Lady Jaye collapsed and died in the arms of her heartbroken "other half" Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. This is the official condolence page for Lady Jaye. Add the page as a friend and post leave messages, pictures & videos here. Please do not besiege Genesis, Edward ODowd (Electric Eddie), or any member of Psychic TV/PTV3 with messages to their personal email address unless you are a personal friend - It's too much to bear - But if there is a way such as this they can, in time, get to read how much people loved her, it will surely help lead Genesis, the band, and Lady Jaye's family onto to new creative endeavours and a new and positive outlook on life. Please continue to check this page for announcements of memorials and special tributes. Those wishing to make financial donations should do so by Paypal to: ptvorders@mindspring.com

Thee Majesty (Genesis P-Orridge) to Release New CD Later This Month

This has been a busy year for Genesis P-Orridge. Throbbing Gristle is playing shows in Europe, Psychic TV is releasing a new CD this month and now Thee Majesty have announced that a new CD will be released sometime within the next month.






According to Thee Majesty's MySpace page:

Thee title is Vitruvian Pan. Thee label is Blossoming Noise. Thee release date is late June, early July 2007.

Links:
Thee Majesty's Myspace page (link)

Bryin Dall (Thee Majesty) Plays Rare Solo Show Tomorrow at the Knitting Factory

Thee Majesty guitarist Bryin Dall plays the music of Hank Williams at a rare solo show tomorrow night at the Knitting Factory Old Office.
















From Dall's MySpace Page:

I grew up listening to country and early industrial. These influences have led me to this. I'm currently doing Hank Williams songs with Derek Rush playing acoustic guitar (he also produced the songs you hear here). Myself? I'm doing a sort-of Jesus and Mary Chain-type feedback guitar and, of course, vocals.

Genesis P-Orridge (Breyer P-Orridge) Has 5 Pieces in The Perfect Man Show Exhibit

Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye have five pieces on display as part of The Perfect Man Show Exhibit at White Columns Art Gallery. The exhibit opened last Tuesday (Jan. 9th) and will be on display until February 10th.

White Columns is located at 320 West 13th Street in Chelsea.

Thee Majesty Live @ Northsix, Brooklyn, Nov. 24, 2006

Thee Majesty headlined the show at Northsix on Friday night. It has been almost two years since the band's last show and it is always good to see Genesis P-Orridge, Lady Jaye and Bryin on stage together. For those who aren't familiar, Thee Majesty is Genesis' spoken word project. Thee Majesty is quite an intense experience if you are open to the experience. If you aren't, you probably should stay home as Genesis stopped the show twice to inquire what one person was shouting about at the bar. (I was close enough to hear that he was shouting about California punk bands like The Adolescents. What this had to do with the bands playing that night, I have no clue)

The last few times that I have seen Thee Majesty, Genesis used a lyric book and I was able to pick up one of the pages from the book after the show.

Star Spangles Live @ Northsix, Brooklyn, Nov. 24, 2006

It was Summer 2003 when the Star Spangles held their release party at CBGB for Bazooka, their first release on Columbia Records. At that time, critics either loved or hated the band (there was no middle ground) and it looked like the band was going to break big. For whatever reason, the band severed their ties with Capital, the long awaiting follow up to Bazooka was never released and the band faded from the scene.

The band has now regrouped with a new rhythm section (Nick and Joey are gone -- new members are Chris and Todd) and opened for Genesis P-Orridge's Thee Majesty at Northsix on Saturday night. The band is in great form and it is good to see them back in action. According to the band's MySpace page, the long delayed second record is "comin soon".

I was at the front of the stage when the band finished its set and picked up a copy of the setlist. The last song of the set, "I Don't Want to be Crazy Anymore", is the perfect power-pop song that ranks up there with anything by Cheap Track or The Plimsouls.

Star Spangles set list from show @ Northsix, Brooklyn 11/24/06